Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-02

hand. So dry your tears and prepare for
the occasion! (Resumes seat
D.-mother, you are lifted high in
heart and hope, but alas! tie marriage
bell will not be rung. The sound Of g
bell shall be heard, but il will be the cur
few that shall inform hamlet and hall
there is death within the village-with-
in these walls. Cd. imsgines she hears
her death bell.)
Hark! curfew tolls. l see the mortal
frame OF my immortal spirit in death.
You have wrought me a fatal wrong
which you will not fully realiZe till L
| this poor wretch-shail have ceased to
exist. But l freely forgive you
for having wrecked all my happiness.
You have refused to grant me 8 well
come seat in your house-my home-un-
| less l consent to wed the Duke. All,
mother! l have striven for welcome
seat round the burning throne Of God,
where | shall wears truer crown than any
wreath an English duke can weave. There
Is no ray OF hone for me, since the sun is
! beyond dark cloud which | cannot lift
alone. Thst you may be convinced of
my pain, | ask you to summon physi
clan, when l am no more, to have my
heart examined. l can endure this life
no longer!
Nother-when this heart has ceased TO
beat within It's walls, twill you see that
my grave is kept greene"
! M. (smiles )-HoW foolish!
| D-It my poor father still lived l know
| he would have pleaded in my behalf; and,
| too, he would see that nv grave is kept
green, for indeed there rested within his
| bosom heart so trne and noble that he
never unused in idle fancies upon rank or
notoriety of this vain world. The time
has come. l must go! Farewell! I die!
diel Falls On stsge.)
M. (reSlizes) My child What have 1
done? o God, save her! on. walks to
and from D. mOaniDg.) (Scene closes
slowly.)
severed heart. The death bel. Sc ne opens.
Physicians 1.-TWO enter with su sppsr-
emily severed heart, the blood, colored
WAFER, tr.Ckling down Madam, we now
present you the heart of your daughter,
which we tlud by Examination is broken,
not flguratively, but literally.
U,y heart upon table; depsrt.)
| death bell tolls NJ. looks at heart;
walks to and fro, weeping bitterly. Scene
closes slowly.
Fifth Scene-The daughter, in corpse attire,
is aced In her casket, before audience. just
before band enters.
! The band begins funeral march, when
pall-bearers enter and take their places
till march is mostly played, when they
take charge Of the remains, the band fol-
| lowing, completing march Scene closes.
! Sixth Scenr-tIarb)r of New York. Tab
! leaux: Red fire, steamer coming into harbor.
| Scene closes and re-Opens; steamer has
arrived. The Duke meets hiS brides
mother where she has been awaiting him.
NJ. gives him true statement of affairs;
he brushes away the tears SIS he learns Of
his blighted hopes.
Scene closes and reopens. The Duke
is seen reeling, boarding next steamer for
! England. Scene closes.
| Seventh Scene.-M. is seen, sitting In melan-
Oh Ily, in Ler room, which mas q gloomy ap-
peArance.
Scene closes.
"Seven scenes and Eve characters. not In
| Guiding pail bearers and band PLAYERS.
| In sixth sCeEe the "Statue Of Liberty" Is to
| be represented in the scenery and retained
| throughout till he seventh scene.